Mechanical toy



Nov., 6, 1928.

N. HEYMAN MECHANICAL TOY Filed June 13. 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEY H a m w 5 a H F. N

Patented Nov. 6, 1928.

UNIT D STATES PAT E NT OFFICE,

NICHOLAS animals, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 HENR A'rza co,

1 or NEW YORK, N. a CORPORATION or new,

YORK.

mncrrmrcnri TOY.

i Application filed'J'une 13, 1928. Serial No., 284,960.

a This invent'on relates to an amusement device and toy for children andhas reference especially to a mechanical toy designed to simulate-traffic movements at a railroad terminal. a w j a a The principal object of my invention is to provide cont nuous paths "over which trams or other moving objects are guided into and out of terminals and tunnels. i I

Moreparticularly the-purpose of-this 1nvention comprehends the provision of a railway terminal simulating, toy wherein a plurality of trains or other movingcfigures 'are movable in parallel paths and in continuous lines, the power for operating the train lines being supplied bya spring motor of any well knownconstruction and design.

A still furtherobject of'my invention is to i provide av novel construction for the trains Cir of cars used in the present toy. I accomplish these objects by means of the device illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing, fully described in the following specification and set forth in the appended claims. 7 I

In the drawings, Figure 1, is a side elevational view of my improved toy embodying the principles of this invention; Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the same; and Figure 3 is a substantially longitudinal cross sectional view through one of thecars of a train, the path for the trains and the cable adapted to operate the cars.

Referring, in detail to the drawings, 10 denotes the shallow base or platform which comprises a skirt portion 11 depending from a rectangularly shaped sheet metal platform 12, which isdecorated to represent the road bed of a railroad system. 'Disposed longitudinally of the platform 12 on opposite opposite sides of a line drawn longitudinally through the center, are continuous slots 13 which run parallel throughout substantially the entire length of the platform and terminate in semicircular portions at their opposite ends, as illustrated in Figure 2. At opposite ends of the platform 10 the latter carries transversely thereof inverted box shaped structures 14 which are decorated to represent a railway terminal 15 and rock formation 16 through which a, tunnel 17 is disposed. The intermediate sections 18 in side each of the slots 13 are .sup orted in position by transversely disposed races 19 which are attached at theirends to the skirt portions 11 of the base 10, as illustrated in Figure 2. An intermediate raised platform .20isstruck up from the longitudinal portion of the platform 12'and is intended to project to points shortof the two structures 15 and 16. Suitable decorations and fixed figures arranged on the different portions of the platform will aid in giving the desired eflectq a,

Operating in each continuous sloti13 is a train ofcars 21 comprising spacedrectangu- 1211 car shaped unitsopen at their under sides as illustrated in Figure3. Each car has a .top and upright walls, the side walls thereof having projecting portions adjacentopposite ends to simulate Wheels 22, the lower edges of which rest on-the platform 12 on opposite sides-of the slot 13; The top wall of thevcar is provided with a centrally disposed "longitudina-l slot 22 through which the prongs23 of an upright cable gripY23 are projected, the grip 23 comprising a straight strip of metal projecting below the car 21 and into the continuous slot 13 over which the car is disposed. The cable grip 28 is supported adjacent the bottom of the car 21 between the wheels 22 by a transverse strip of metal bent at right angles from one of the side walls of the car.

The free lower end of the cable grip 23 is bent back upon itself to form a loop or eye 25 adapted to tightly embrace a portion of a continuous cable 26 operating directly beneath the slot 13 and through its entire length. The opposite ends of each cable are disposed over grooved pulleys27 which turn on shafts 28 depending from the platform 12 beneath the structure 15 and 1.6. The shaft 28 of one of the pulleys 27 is rotatably mounted in the platform 12'and extends upwardly into the interior of the structure 15. The shaft'28 is used as a power shaft and receives its power from any suit-able ty e of spring motor 29 indicated in the drawings by dot-ted lines. Beneath the pulleys 27 on shaft 28 is a second grooved- I claim and desire to secure byLetters Pattwo cables 26 which during movement thereof carry 'witlrthem the cars of each trainfll. A brake or sto arrangement is provided in the device an comprises arod 33 rotatably mounted between the end .por tioh arm skirt 1'11 "and-adjacent cibss brace of rod 19, the mid poftion bf the red 33 being ofiset to form a crank 34 which is adjustable into a position against the surface of the pulley 32. r r In operation, the motor is wound up and the brake rod 33 is'released, whereupon the pulleys 27 rotate and cause the cables 26 to trai el beneath their respective 'slots 13. The :cars 21 through their cable grips23 are transported along the slots 13 in a continuons path; According to the arrangement of thecable 3L, shownin Figure 2, the two car cables 26 will travel in the same directions,

but 'if it-is desired to have them travel in opposite directions the cable 31 maybe crossed. y 1 f now described my invention what 'entisi' .i '1. Inv an amusement device, a platform having a plurality of continuous slots forming=paths which run parallel to each other adjacent opposite sides of the platform, a

continuous cable to travel beneath each slot, cable grips clamped to the cables and projectinguprightly throughthe slots to carry objects along the slots, and means for oper- 3. An amusement device, as claimed in claim 1 in which the platform comprises a flat rectangular portion in which the slots are disposed, a Skll't depending marginally about the flat portion, pulleys arranged'on the under face of the "Hat portion to receive the cables and operate them beneath and along the slots and in. which said means for operating one cable from the movement of ing over said second glplleys, box-like structures at 'opposite'en of the flat portion arranged over the port-ions of the slots and cables overlying the pulleys, and a train of cars .for each cable icoihprisin box-like structures arranged in inverte positions over the slots, each car being mounted on one ofthe cable 'g'rips operating in the slots.

the other comprises, a second pulley for 'one 'i of the pulleys of each cable, a cable operat- Intes'timony whereof I afiix my signatui'e.

NICHOLAS HEYMAN. I 

